IEC 61850 and substation automation
As a trusted hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) provider, we provide advanced testing solutions to validate and optimize substation automation systems. Simulate real-world scenarios, ensure interoperability, and accelerate development cycles with our cutting-edge hardware-in-the-loop technology. Our solutions fully support IEC 61850, enabling seamless integration and testing of communication protocols for modern substations.
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Solution
The leading standard for communication in substations
Our real-time simulators work with any protection and control IED that operates as a logical node defined in IEC 61850-7-4 and supports IEC 61850-8-1 GOOSE and IEC 61850-9-2 Sampled Values for fast communication of events, as well as IEC 61850 MMS Server Protocol for the data exchange between Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and high-level systems, such as SCADA.
HIL validation with 61850 includes, but is not limited to:
Substation automation systems (SAS) testing
Simulates substation environment to validate IEC 61850 communication between any number of physical and virtual IEDs, ensuring reliable data exchange and system response under fault conditions.
Testing of protection and control schemes
Simulates fault conditions to verify IEC 61850 communication between relays and breakers, ensuring correct fault detection and isolation.
Interoperability testing between different manufacturers’ devices
Validates IEC 61850 communication between devices from different manufacturers, ensuring proper data exchange and device response.
Network performance testing in real-time
Tests IEC 61850 communication under varying network conditions, ensuring reliability and robustness in real-time scenarios.
Webinar
Watch HYPERSIM’s IEC 61850 solution in action
In this two-part webinar, see how the I/O configuration can seamlessly be generated from an SCL file, as well as a detailed demo based on the IOP 2019 integrated application design.
Advanced testing
IEC 61850 sampled value data integrity manipulation
Improve testing coverage of protection systems with the IEC 61850 data integrity manipulation and fault insertion feature.
- Stop transmission
- Delay transmission
- Duplicate transmission
- smpCnt manipulation
- smpSynch manipulation
- Quality manipulation
All these features come with a precise trigger that lets the user manipulate data on external events.
Testimonials
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Our old simulator did not have real-time simulation capabilities, and so we simply did not have the flexibility that we do now to introduce many and various ‘what if’ case scenarios. We can now model our distribution portion as well as our transmission—it has been great for us in the system protection technical training program, both for all the instructors and the students.
Ms. Genesis Alvarez
Engineer III at Dominion Energy
Products
The essentials for substation automation testing
Discover the tools that professionals depend on for fast and precise testing. Ensure optimal performance with our products.
EMT Simulation and HIL Testing
HYPERSIM
High-fidelity platform for EMT simulation, SIL and HIL testing, ideal for validating control, protection, grid integration and large-scale stability across all stages of power system development.
Compact mid-range simulator
OP4610XG
Compact yet powerful mid-range simulator offering an all-in-one solution that combines the latest 6-core AMD Ryzen™ 5 CPU with the power of an AMD Kintex™-7 410T FPGA.
Brute force computing
OP5033XG
Simulator based on up to 44 cores of the latest Intel® Xeon® CPUs and offers up to 6 PCIe slots for optional I/Os. It’s ideal for modular configurations with FPGA and I/O expansion units.
FAQ
Let our experts answer your questions and find the best match for you
What communication protocols do you support?
Consult our comprehensive list of supported protocols here: Communication Protocols
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